Thousands without power in Jefferson Parish

Thousands without power in Jefferson Parish
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More than 7,200 Entergy customers lost power in Metairie this afternoon.

According to the Entergy power outage web site, the outage began shortly before 3:30 p.m.

No cause was given for the outage.

Entergy is estimating restoration at approximately 7:30 p.m.

The outages are concentrated in the area between Causeway and Houma Boulevard, between W. Napoleon and I-10, with further outages along Houma Blvd. and Cleary Ave.

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